“The Damascene House
Is beyond the architectural text
The design of our homes...
Is based on an emotional foundation
For every house leans... on the hip of another
And every balcony...
Extends its hand to another facing it
Damascene houses are loving houses...
They greet one another in the morning...
And exchange visits...
Secretly – at night...“

Nizar Qabbani, 1923 – 1998

Promotion of academic cooperation and development of projects

The University of Damascus is a state university in Damascus and the largest of four universities in Syria with nearly 180,000 students and 2,500 scientific staff and is one of the most important universities in the Arab countries.

The University of Damascus is the oldest university in the country.
Today the University is comprised of 32 faculties and a number of higher institutes.
More than 25 student residencies arears are at the student’s disposal near the campus.

The courses are taught almost exclusively in Arabic. One of the institutions specializes in teaching the Arabic language to foreigners, which is the largest institution of its kind in the Arab world.

Cooperation partners
Damascus University, Syria

Supported by
medipalestine.ch, Dietikon, Switzerland